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Wat (wie) is penny - definitie

UNIT OF CURRENCY IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES
Pence; Pennies; Silver penny; Penny (currency); Penny (coin)
  • A worn medieval penny, probably dating from the reigns of Henry VI–VII, AD 1413–1461

penny         
¦ noun (plural for separate coins pennies, for a sum of money pence)
1. (abbrev.: p.) a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a pound.
(abbrev.: d.) a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound.
N. Amer. informal a one-cent coin.
(in biblical use) a denarius.
2. [with negative] (a penny) no money at all.
Phrases
be two (or ten) a penny chiefly Brit. be plentiful and thus of little value.
in for a penny, in for a pound expressing an intention to see an undertaking through, however much time, effort, or money this entails.
pennies from heaven unexpected benefits.
the penny drops informal, chiefly Brit. one finally realizes something.
a penny for your thoughts a request to someone to say what they are thinking about.
Origin
OE penig, penning of Gmc origin; perh. related to pawn2 and (with ref. to shape) pan1.
Usage
On the different uses of the plural forms pence and pennies, see usage at pence.
penny         
n.
1) to pinch pennies ('to be frugal')
2) (misc.) a pretty penny ('a large sum of money'); (BE; colloq.) the penny drops ('somebody finally understands'); (BE; colloq.) to spend a penny ('to use a toilet')
penny         
(pennies, pence)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: The form 'pence' is used for the plural of meaning 1.
1.
In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money.
Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
...a shiny newly minted penny.
N-COUNT
2.
A penny is a British coin used before 1971 that was worth one twelfth of a shilling.
N-COUNT
3.
A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent. (AM INFORMAL)
Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
N-COUNT
4.
If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all.
The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny...
N-SING: a N [emphasis]
5.
If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find. (BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use a dime a dozen
)
Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.
PHRASE: v-link PHR

Wikipedia

Penny

A penny is a coin (pl. pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny (abbr. p) and the de facto name of the American one-cent coin (abbr. ¢) as well as the informal Irish designation of the 1 cent euro coin (abbr. c). Due to inflation, pennies have lost virtually all their purchasing power and are often viewed as an expensive burden to merchants, banks, government mints and the public in general.

Penny is also the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although one-cent coins were removed from circulation in 2012. Similarly, Australian one-cent coins were withdrawn from circulation in 1992 and New Zealand one-cent coins were demonetised in 1990.

The name penny is also used in reference to various historical currencies, also derived from the Carolingian system, such as the French denier and the German pfennig. It may also be informally used to refer to any similar smallest-denomination coin, such as the euro cent or Chinese fen.

The Carolingian penny was originally a 0.940-fine silver coin, weighing 1240 pound. It was adopted by Offa of Mercia and other English kings and remained the principal currency in Europe over the next few centuries, until repeated debasements necessitated the development of more valuable coins. The British penny remained a silver coin until the expense of the Napoleonic Wars prompted the use of base metals in 1797. Despite the decimalization of currencies in the United States and, later, throughout the British Commonwealth, the name remains in informal use.

No penny is currently formally subdivided, although farthings (14d), halfpennies, and half cents have previously been minted and the mill (110¢) remains in use as a unit of account in some contexts.

Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor penny
1. For every penny spent on a grown–up us is a penny diverted from little them.
2. He wrote his first book, Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less.
3. Lord Archer wrote his first novel, Not and Penny More, Not a Penny Less, at the age of 34.
4. Penny Lane is thought to have been named after James Penny, an 18th–century slave ship owner.
5. Hands–on mum: Penny Lancaster and Alistair A baby of her own was never something Penny Lancaster took for granted.